Live by Night

2016 | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller

Synopsis

A group of Boston-bred gangsters set up shop in balmy Florida during the Prohibition era, facing off against the competition and the Ku Klux Klan.

Scores

Overall Score
71.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
79.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
76.7%
Review Aggregate
44.7

Critic Consensus

34.6% Fresh • 237 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 35% of 237 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, historical, visually striking. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plothistoricalvisually strikinggrittypacing issuesnoirstylizedcharacter-drivenemotionaltragic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Ben Affleck2016$6,499,000$8,495,000(est)
Elle Fanning2016$4,001,000$5,229,000(est)
Brendan Gleeson2016$3,012,000$3,937,000(est)
Chris Messina2016$2,463,000$3,219,000(est)
Sienna Miller2016$2,107,000$2,753,000(est)
Zoe Saldaña2016$1,854,000$2,424,000(est)
Chris Cooper2016$1,665,000$2,176,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score35.0
RT critic review count237
Rotten Tomatoes audience score42.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating6.4
IMDb votes61,485

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2016$10,378,555$13,565,636
International2016$12,400,000$16,207,833
Worldwide2016$22,778,556$29,773,470

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2016$10,149,278$13,265,951
Digital Rentals ?2016$3,660,000$4,783,925
Digital Purchases ?2016$3,731,000$4,876,728
Physical Rentals ?2016$3,213,000$4,199,659
Physical Purchases ?2016$9,068,000$11,852,631
TV & Streaming Revenue2016$2,490,853$3,255,753
Total Revenues2016$32,312,131$42,234,646
Expenses
Budget ?2016$90,000,000$117,637,496
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2016$19,542,000 (est)$25,543,022 (est)
Participations2016$646,000$844,376
Residuals ?2016$1,249,000$1,632,547
Interest & Overhead2016$13,500,000$17,645,624
Total Expenses2016$124,937,000$163,303,065
Movie Net Profit or Loss2016$-92,624,869$-121,068,419

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